Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82   

Feb 07   Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts in the year 1977.   

Feb 08   In the year 1977 earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966   

Feb 08   In the year 1977 hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced   

Feb 09   On this day in history denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92   

Feb 10   On this day in history grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 11   In the year 1977 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean)   

Feb 11   Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship   

Feb 13   In the year 1977 jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77   

Feb 13   On this day in history pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic   

Feb 14   On this day in history the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge   

Feb 15   Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto in the year 1977.   

Feb 15   Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR   

Feb 17   Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 in the year 1977.   

Feb 18   George Harrison releases "True Love" in the year 1977.   

Feb 18   In the year 1977 the first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert.   

Feb 19   Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Feb 19   In the year 1977 shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner   

Feb 21   On this day in history 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY   

Feb 22   In the year 1977 edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64   

Feb 24   President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights in the year 1977.   

Feb 25   In the year 1977 oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons   

Feb 25   On this day in history soyuz 24 returns to Earth   

Feb 26   On this day in history bukka White, rocker, dies at 43   

Feb 26   First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) in the year 1977.   

Feb 27   In the year 1977 allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47   

Feb 27   In Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine in the year 1977.   

Feb 27   On this day in history judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic   

Feb 27   Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada on this day in history.   

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 02   Michael Fassbender, Actor was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of aiden Turner, British actor   

Apr 19   Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer was born in the year 1977.   

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player   

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player   

Apr 21   In the year 1977 birth of karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)   

Jan 02   On this day in history erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53   

Jan 03   In the year 1977 death of avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

Jan 05   On this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74   

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53   

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 on this day in history.